
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | SSE 5 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 5 | N 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 8 | S 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 127 | 152 | 269 | 424 | 216 | 140 | 153 | 74 | 64 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:43AM3.40m | 4:03PM3.10m | 4:21AM3.16m | 4:35PM2.90m | 5:01AM2.88m | 5:12PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.36m | 10:04PM0.49m | 10:27AM0.66m | 10:40PM0.69m | 11:03AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 8 | N 9 | S 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 6 | N 8 |
39 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 34 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 290 | 216 | 140 | 153 | 71 | 55 | 48 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 48 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 5 | N 10 | SSE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | SSE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NNE 7 |
— | — | — | 35 | 32 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 28 | 103 | 58 | 74 | 47 | 50 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | SSW 5 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | SE 6 | — | — | NNE 8 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NNE 7 | N 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | 31 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NW 2 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | NW 4 | S 6 |
22 | 27 | 36 | 1 | 20 | 42 | 24 | 3 | 66 | 127 | 152 | 269 | 424 | — | 3 | 3 | 28 | 64 | 64 | 27 | 33 | 45 | 1 | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 155 | 212 | 212 | 647 | 703 | 647 | 647 | 673 | 812 | 674 | 216 | 144 | 0 | 61 | 25 | 36 | 21 | 216 | 270 | 614 | 645 | 645 | 645 |
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